Cleat for securing roofing.



Patented Feb. 27, 1912. Y

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IIII/I'IIIIIIII) H. W. TOPPING.

GLEAT FOB SECURING ROOFING. APPLICATION FILED JAN.31,1911.

- k WITNESSES I H. W. TOIPING. OLEAT FOR SECURING ROOFING.

APPLICATION TILED .JAH. 31; 1911.

Patented Feb. 27; 1912 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES nrmmvrrs UNITED-STATES Parana. OFFICE.

*' VH'IENRIETTA woon rorrmo, or CHICAGO, ILLINoIs CLEAT FOR SECURING ROOFING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912 Application filed January 31, 1911. Serial No. 605,782.

ing roofing, and it has for its object to provide.

cleats which, when spaced apart, will exert a continuous pressure along the edge of the roofing material, and also along a parallel line a distance therefrom, one of the cleats commencing to exert the pressure against the roofing material before the pressure exerted by another cleat diminishes. The cleats are so constructed and spaced apart that they permit quicl; drainage, and as the rain water is permitted to flow immediately from the roof, notonly will the life of the roofing material be prolonged, but the cleats will be preserved.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following complete specification, in which'the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, in which.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a section of a roof, showing the roofing material secured in place by my in'iprovedcleat; Fig. 2 is a similar plan view but with the sections of the roofing material disposed vertically Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view onthe line of Fig. 1; Figs. 4 and 5 are plan views showing modified forms of the cleats Fig. 6 1s a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 1s a plan vlew showing another modified form of the cleat; Fig. 8 isa sectional view on the line 8-.8 of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 is a plan view showing another form of the invention.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that a cleat 10 has a base portion 11, having a terminal 12, which is V-shaped in cross section, this base portion 11 being adapted to be disposed in close proximity to the outer edge 13 of a strip of roofing material 14-. The cleat 10 'has a U-shaped terminal 15, which extends obliquely relatively to the edge 13 of the roofing material 14, when the cleat is secured in position. This U-shaped terminal 15 is considerably wider than the V-shaped terminal 12, the crown at the top of the cleat 10 gradually becoming less pointed as it extends from the V-sha-ped terminal 12 to the U-shaped terminal 15. i

The cleat is corrugated transversely near 7 the U-shapedterminal 15, forming a rib 16, this rib 16 being provided to strengthen the cleat at its wider terminal. A flange 17,

integral with the cleat 10, is disposed,

around its periphery, this flange normally resting against the roofing material, and pressing thereagainst when the cleat is secured in position. There is an orifice 18 in the cleat at the V-shaped terminal 12, and t'aere is a second orifiize 19 in the base of the cleat, at a distance from the orifice 18. There is also a third orifice 20 in the cleat at the U-shaped terminal.-

The cleat is so constructed that its upper portion and also the flange 18, are curved slightly downwardly toward the terminals 12 and 15, from the orifice 19, so that when a nail is driven in the said orifice 19 it will not only hold the central portion of the cleat firmly against the roofing material 14,

' but it willalso hold the terminals 12 and 15 firmly against the said roo'fing material.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings the cleat 10 is shown, with the upper portion 21 of the terminal 15, curved, and the cut-away portion 22.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings the cleat 10 is provided with the upper portion 21 of the terminal 15 angular in shape, and the base 11 has an angular recess 22 formmg an angular projection 23. In all other respects the construction shown in Fig. 1 of the drawingscorresponds with that shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. 1

In the construction shown in Fig. bf the drawings, the base 11 has an even surface which may be disposed parallel with the edge 13 of the roofing material 1 1". The rib 16'in the construction shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings is disposed substantially intermediate between the terminals 12 and 13. In all other respects the construction shown in Fig.5 of the drawings corresponds with that shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In F ig. 1 of the drawings the cleats are shown as applied to roofing material when the strips are disposed horizontally. The cleats may be used when the roofing material is disposed perpendicularlv, as shown in 1 Fig 2 oithe drawings, with equally good very few holes in the roofing material exposed to the Weather. This is so for, if'dea .20, in. the terminals of the cleat.

' shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings, both disposed thereacross. In other respects. the construction shown in Figs. 7 and 3 of the results.

As the cleat is constructed, if one should work loose, the neighboring cleatwould be sufiicient to hold the roofing material down 'p and prevent the roof from leaking. Should the cleat come entirely oii", there would be sired, one long nailmay be driven into the orifice 19, which will. not only hold down the base of the cleat, near its central portion, but will also press down the terminals in the manner described so that very short nails may be dri.cn into' the orifices 18v and In the modified form of the invention terminals 24 which are disposed at an angle to each, other are V-shape in cross section, and the central portion 25 is Ushape in cross section, with two ribs or corrugations 26 drawings corresponds with the construction shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings is shown a form of the invention which closely resembles the form shown in Fig. 7 of the ;drawings, but with the upper portion 30 U-shaped in cross section, the upper portion being continued to form an upper terminal V-shaped in cross section.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: r v I 1. A cleat having an angular edge extending from one terminal of the cleat to the other so that a plurality of cleats maybe disposed with their said edges at one side of the apexes of the angles in alinement and with their said edges at the other side of the apexes. overlapping spectively.

2-. A cleat arched transversely and having two terminals spaced from each other, the

neighboring cleats; re-

cleat having an angular edge extending from one terminal to the other. so that a plurality of cleats may be disposed with their said edges at one side of the apexes of the angles in alinement, and with their said edges at the other side of the said apeXes overlapping,

In testimony :whereof I have signed my name to-this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRIETTA WOOD TOPPING. Witnesses:

O. U. SISSON, EDWARD WISE. 

